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Show V THE HAND OF LINCOLN. BY EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN. The of this pot in is a pt.istr rast of Mauhatn fJnrntn'M h inJ li bow in the National MuM iim at Washington. iuvoMIiik t,J tlu obi m tli Ac olnyrv was a man on m lame whouLitrs the whole wtlyht of tho oartii to the Bible, Anak was the HnroMtnr of u race of giants. cording if THE TOUmST8 FAVORITE ROUTE lug cat! and 00K on Ihls rant, and know llie hand In Its hold; From t.hla mute witness understand What Lincoln was how large of mould That bore a nation 2y i ''i V- i - What ahull I send you for a (dentine? JVlhaps theies nothing Hint would please me heller this loving hem I of mine Than lo Within the snowy pages of tnv letter! That would tie eiy Innoeent and .oth-ss- . Hut, then. I know that you would deem The man who sped the woodman's team, And deepest sunk the ploughmans share, And pushed the laden raft astream, Of late before him unaware. THROUGH the SALT LAKE CITY AND SCENIC COLORADO say If rep TO THE WORLDS FAIR tha not me Hill take It, dear, sueli as It Is- - a tine ou did not seek And ti listing heart lo win it: t!neonselously the poor thing went to you. Uieumlng. and dazzled In one golden nilnuti;. lad It he tin all to you swett service This was the hand that knew to swing The axe slnee thus wotld freedom train Her son and made the forest ring, And drove the wedge, and toiled amain. this Is Its only recompense your smiles and kisses! Atlanta Constitution. 'Firm hr ml, that loftier offlre took, A conscious leaders will obeyed. 3 FAST FLYERS DAILY BETWEEN OGDEN AND DENVER me: Nik 3 phr I dhi see la ma CHOICE OF ROUTES. THROUGH PULLMAN AND I TOURIST SLEEPERS ' FROM OODEN OR SALT LAKE And, when men sought his word and look, With steadfast might the gathering swayed. TO ST. LQUIS WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS grl courtier's, toying with a sword. Nor minstrel's, laid across a lute; chiefs, uplifted to the Iord When ail the kings of earth were mute! No A cjux? 'IWLrV '" The hand of Anak, sinewed strong, The fingers that on greatness clutch; Yet, lo! the marks their lines along Of one who strove and suffered much. For here, in knotted cord and vein, I trace the varying chart of years; I know the troubled heart, the strain, The weight of Atlas and the tears. see the patient brow That palm erewhile was wont to press; And now 'tls furrowed deep, and now Made smooth with hope and tenderness. Again 1 For something of a formless grace ' This moulded outline plays about; A pitying flame, beyond our trace, Breathes like a spirit, in and out The love that cast an aureole Round one who, longer to endure, Called mirth to ease his ceaseless dole. Yet kept his nobler purpose sure. Lo, as I gaze, the statured man. Built up from yon large hand, appears: A type that Nature wills to plan But once In all a people's years. What better than this voiceless cast To tell of such a one as he. Since through Its living semblance passed The thought that hade a race he free! Free Reclining Chair Cars. Dining Oar Service a la carte on all through trains, For Folders, Illustrated Booklets, eto., John went out and tried silence for a couple of days, but one morning Lincoln Said to Have Denied Widely the old farmer found a note for him Have gone to hoe where I saying: Prevalent Belief. The Boston Republic lately printed can sing. So, Conness, I just thought of the Hon I'd let em sing. some reminiscences The real value of the tradition lies John Conness, U. S. senator from California from 1863 to 1869, and the In its clear assertion of the fact that Lincoln was one of the humble peosole survivor of the eight pallbearers at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln. ple who grew to high estate. That is Mr. Conness. who Is now a resident true, and because the tradition put the truth In a form that every one could of Boston, attacked one grasp, It has survived. tradition. "Lincoln was not a be said. "He once told me Emerson on Lincoln. he never split a rail in his life. The president impressed me more I recall distinctly the occasion on favorably than I had hoped. A frank which Lincoln told me about the House White man, with a sincere, was at the I one morning by appointmenL discus- lawyer's habit of mind, good, clear sing some official matter, and by de- statement of his fact, correct enough, grees our conversation drifted Into not vulgar, as described; but with a other channels. John Hay, then the sort of boyish cheerfulness, or that assistant secretary, came in for a sec- kind of sincerity and jolly good meanond with some papers, among which ing that our class meetings on comwere one of the weeklies of the day mencement days show. In telling our with some picture or statement refer- old stories over. When he has made his remark, he looks up at you with ring to the Illinois Rail Splitter. Do you know, Conness, said Mr. great satisfaction, and shows all bis Lincoln to me, 'there Isnt a word of white teeth, and laughs, lie argued truth in this rail splitting business, to Sumner the whole case of Gordon, not a word; and yet what am I to do the slave trader, point by point, and about It? The day after I was nom- added that he was not quite satisfied inated I was standing on the front yet, and meant to refresh his memory porch of my house, and the people hy looking again at the evidence. All were coming up to congratulate me, this showed a fidelity and consciand parading by, some of them actu- entiousness very honorable to him. ally carrying on their shoulders the When I was Introduced to him, he rails which I was supposed to have said, Oh. Mr. Emerson, I once heard you say In a lecture, that a Kentuckian split. ' I was much confused and trou- seems to say by his air and manners, Here am I; If you don't like me, the bled, and did not know exactly what worse for you. I could do about it. My Impulse was Diary of R. W. Emto tell them, but then. I thought, here erson in the Atlantic. were masses of men taking their own Can You Improve This? means of expressing their pleasure at It Is not very well known that In my nomination, and I asked myself if I should dampen the ardor of my the hall of one of the great colleges supporters on the very threshold of of England there hangs a frame Inthe campaign, or let It go on and treat closing a few sentences of which It as a means or Incident in our Abraham IJncv In Is the author. They are considered the best English that election. " 'Then all of a sudden there oc- was ever written. You or I might curred to me a little story alniut an read them over and call them very old farmer who lived up near where simple indeed. And they are so simI did when I was a hoy. He was sn ple that any child who reads st ail old bachelor, and didn't have much can read an understand them. That of a farm, and was a peculiar chap. is one thing that makes them great. Farm-handdidn't like to work for It was his being simple and ptsln that him, and lie used to have a lot of made Lincoln himself great Now, here Is a little paragraph hy trouble getting them. Finally he got one. a gisid, hard- Lincoln which he male a rule of his working fellow, who was a great help conduct. Suppose you try to write It to him. and who slu.ved longer than over and see I ow much you eon Ini any of the others. Tills fellow had prove It. See if cm h word Is the right only one fault, he used to love to sing, otic, and try to find a better word for lie sang nil t ho time about the house, the place. Notice how simple this Is; and when the was working in the ait hut two are words of a single field. syllable: "I am not bound to win, but I sm 'By and by the old farmer got so Umtid to be true. I am not bound to Ihst the singing disturbed him So he railed up the man succeed, but 1 am bound to live tip to and said: lawk here, John, you must the light I have. I must stand with It's really mors anybody that stands right, stand with top this singing. than I can stand. Dont 1st ms hear him while be Is right, and part wall H him when h goes wronV you again well-roote- ," well-meanin- s Sci i : fin , address em L A BENTON, 0. A P SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH flOi pv HctrtJi a Young By was full of dear str perThe February air and, oh, grandpapa, you dont fume and damp breeziness. Clouds, know how I hope you will love her. Love her! purple as the hyacinths about to Were his secret designings penetratbloom, scurried up and on swiftly. A bunch of belated leaves, crisp and dry, ed? Were these with the callousness In the great oak over the office," Just of youth hurrying him to the sacrifice? across the lawn from the Great House, Stop. No gentleman would so desigTbs Popular Route to tb kept up noise enough for a goodly nate it the expedient adjustment. Yes, dear grandpapa, for she says forest. Gen. Ielham stood at the office win- she has already learned to love you Bless my soul! The old commanddow and listened to the crisp fluttering of the few dry leaves overhead. er sprang from his chair. This was Any hour and all weathers the gen- courtship approached along no dallyeral might be seen looking out that ing path, but pressed on by short open window to the grave on the lawn marches. From your kind letters, grandpapa, where wild grass and bluets grew. and Points East : The grave always seemed fresh and she already longs to be, Indeed, one of new to the general, though to the rest The general, bold Mercy upon us! of the world It was forty years old. This afternoon his eyes tried to leader that he was, was nigh ready to a avoid it, though custom kept them con- call retreat. "Yes, dear grandpapa, Edith laid it. toward stantly turning a on hand old mans the persuasive A man should employ the best arm, and now the widow Lamont defrom Ogdea end Salt Lake to St. Louie means, the general mused aloud, the clares that only your sanction Is needbest of means. Yes," he mused, every ed for her Joyously to put aside all resource should be used for the presmourning weeds and appear before the ent and for those In world as Mistress Joscelyn Pelham! THROUGH COLORADO Now the present always came and Just heaven! The bold brigadier, went from the general before he rec- who had WITHOUT CHANGE CARS. OF never quailed before the ognized the guest, howbelt he was fiercest onslaught of the foe, blanched always politely acquiescent at a now before such unconditional surrenchance introduction. For himself, bis der. Cars. Everything First-rias- a Dining Cara. Fres Recllning-Chal- r heart beat in the past. For bis grandTell me, the general pleadFor bertha, tickets, folders, etc address children his thoughts bore all on the ed nervously,Edith, does she greatly show future. her age? Or, mustering all his metthe general tle, Is she This widow Lamont and The walked with the light, alert tread of good over his shoulder to tried general the military man hack and forth from take a view in the & H. C. TOWNSEND, G. LOUIS. A., parlor mirror the window to his stout plantation of the still excellentlongcontour his of home-ipadseems a cheerful erect back. desk soul; a woman of parts; a very pretty Oh, How Grandpapa! wit. Doubtless very pleasant eyes be- you do grandpapa! make me laugh! hind her glasses ahem! A woman of Who could blame the unintentional wealth, of great wealth thoughtlessness of youth? He handled the letters laid out on "Dear grandpapa, Edith her his desk, letters showing a very pretty hands about his arm and clasped the paced wit. rug with him, she has no age to he Pelham stopped speak of Joscelyn short In his walking to and fro, and "How? with horror. She not addressed himself in stern arraign- young?" a find seeker after ment do I you There must be no immolation of paltry lucre? Do 1 find you marring youth, beautiful youth. mans finest sensibilities She was married only at the deathBut what are the antique sensibil- bed of Mr. Lamont, at his earnest ities of ago against the pressing ne- pleadings. She Is none other than my cessities of youth and the present? old playmate. Do not start so vioIf so, you But those children Edith, so like lently, dear grandpapa! Lulu Carree. OREGON LINE her" an Involuntary turn to the open She learned something of the mortundoubtedly window "her grandchild they are gages on our old home and she dewant to as termined to as well her grandchildren help us, if permitted, with la Connection with tha " mine her surplus wealth. And just then (hart get Grandchildren! For that golden-hairechance brought about renewal of old as quickly darling of the twenty years out acquaintance; she met brother Josceunder the bluets. lyn, his company being encamped near as possibla. laimont? Lamont?" mused the gen- the city of her residence. A childish Is the eral. T recall no statesman, no great fancy reawakened and grew Into love. deeds ahem! connected with that I have learned all this from herself SHORT name Lamont. Wealth, even great Just a half hour ago, and the widow FAST D. K. SUBLET. wealth without somewhat of promi- lamont has now become Mistress Jose. r. a . ROUTE nence a name of honorable repute T. M. SCHUMACHER, celyn Felham, Junior!" To ST. LOUIS and all points EAST. VSArrtc MM ! Junior! Do I understand perhaps Is not by the discerning n. a sfsnceo, deemed wholly sufficient." you to say Junior?" Aek Short Line AgeoU about Special a.e.r. at. a. The old general, straightened to his Yes, dear grandpapa what else Excursion Rates. 44 Lais Cm, Ivta full height. rotild she be? Wife of our CapL JosceThe advantage expediency might lyn Pelham. Jr. and the office, always not he all upon one side. Expediency! your sanctum Banctorum, Is to be Adjustment! Faugh! Miserable words. yours still. The old home the grave" Ia1 a name, widely and creditably ahe whispered; she had never menknown ahem! tioned it to him before, and he had With that he reached to the row of thought these young people, with the He usual unconcern of youth, had never encyclopedia! above his desk. chose out that stout leather volume noticed bow often, how always, his XVII.; "Pag-Pug.- " eyes strayed there. All, dear grandTHE NEW WAY OP THE OLD WAY Turning the leaves midway, read- papa, will remain yours, ours, uning: "Pelham, Joscelyn, Gen. B. 18 changed (ahem!) l.ed famous charge, etc., My dear child!" Then he stopped midway the hearth(reading) splendid military achievements. etc. rug and faced her sternly. But can Replacing the volume "A line-th- ree you tell me that to do all this there lines only. But, then who to- has been no considering of expedient MW EQUIPMENT, ELECTRIC LIQHT3 AND ELECT RIO FARE BETWEEN day has three lines in the American adjustment faugh! Miserable words!" I'nlvcrsal? Many a better man. per"None. None. Each loved the other haps. has not. True! Every resource In childhood. They met. they renewed for them for her grandchildren as their love before Joscelyn knew of well as mine. Prairie Iidgo's mortgages, and "And tonight sin comes, the widow grandpapa, here they come from their SCHEIULB, I amort, to visit us here at Prairie trains dailyOil m walk about the Cape JosMtmlne Circle. LWATW KANSA CITY.. .SiOO m l:BOm And. grandpapa, she wishes, she says, ahkive sr. Louis lodge. AnI tomorrow unless m tie tits foreclosure of Prairie to be your-y- on know what day this Is lodge's mortgage will he advertised. your valentine!" h Smokms far., Nr w Seat fWhm, N.w Weellnlnr Chair Caw ( Kvi rv resource Mess my soul! A valentine? And JT.wNew Pullman Parlor oiurvilon ora And Mleepltw Care, N.w Ubsnrveiloa Uefi eo4 . lie touched up his white hair and nf my which la srvl-Is Own, uxrltir cried the tr4nuisd, and All Kansas i its irwtu will rnter And here fil Lost vl new root vanning mustache before the tiny mirror that with itnetuoiis relief he general, reached out tdn of MiM'Mipul Itlmr, v lanilslanm Mo No bridge or tunnni at M. Low. T1" hung on the office wall, and stepped his oh! arms to greet with unmnrred tswtaa tMtsm M. Lul. aad Kansas Uly, v a Last Hi. Louts and Koodboa, Ctowwtis duly nct'ii-- s from the office to the sail faction Mistress Jom-- i lyn PelTIIHOVtttl sl KKI'lvn riH Tf ST. LOUIS PROM DENVER. COLO BAD house. N ham. Jr. WI'Hlsuw Pt S.MI.O which Sukl Slrwt nsimUmI WlM SshiS-tot.ra- do, t'lali, Idaho and Mvalan. when the talk was the gayest Idrr, "Ami so. Edith," the old man seated and the lnughter was merriest. Gen. Irt'se'f Mirth, hut e'efillitly, near the Pelham slipped out. unseen he AntlerAsh She ThkM Agaat tot through Ikeh.le vie crnckllug wood Mares, "and so the ed himself, (somewhat of Insensibility low I ainotit in to come this evenbelongs to nml becomes youth), to the ing " grave wheie the thin grsis snd the "The widow 1 ament, as we and the bluets grew, for a tender good night oa waive world have lorg filled her." with a thought for the rohlen haired lassie of A r. P. A. W. W. BI1TI.T A. 0.A M. M. HtFPIRD,O.A.,OEA rlmrte of laugh'er. "Is already here, forty years sgo. New York Times. DENY MR, 00L. Sill LAKE CITY, UTAO. on el pu int ev MISSOURI PACIFIC RY. Ir an In: go sh go fo fe ST. LOUIS FAIR So wi th Wl be ch us" tr ci Pullman and Tourist Sleepers It" Pi w tr el et bi E 8CENIO P. NOT A RAIL SPLITTER. I the the lng cer T. Ol si a tt tl d B w c ST. e r i ARE YOU GOING To the Worlds Fair? SHORT d Union Pacific Railroad t, i i Ah-h-h- Four New Worlds Fair Trains KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS , e all pi,H It' Htsh-Bae- CHICAGO AND ALTON . If t , i i i i |